Posts Tagged ‘California’
Fake Nurse In California Allegedly Injected Fake Botox And Liquid Silicone Into Her Clients
The Shasta County District Attorney’s Office in California filed eight felony counts against a local woman who allegedly lied about being a licensed nurse and injected her unsuspecting clients with liquid silicone and illegally-sourced Botox…
[...]Known Drug Traffickers Caught Shipping 12,000 Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills to Alaska
What started out as a traffic stop in southern California ended up with the arrest of two men and the seizure of a package that contained thousands of counterfeit pills that tested positive for fentanyl. All those pills plus other illicit narcotics were destined for an address in Alaska…
[...]Federal Agents Bust Four Couriers Delivering Fake Fentanyl Pills Across The Border For A Known Drug Trafficker in Tijuana
The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California announced charges against four individuals who allegedly smuggled 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl across the U.S.-Mexico border for a known drug trafficker based in Tijuana…
[...]Fake Fentanyl Pills Sold By Social Media Influencer Contributed To Woman’s Death
Police arrested a social media influencer in southern California who allegedly sold the counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl that contributed to the July 2018 death of a woman in Ramona. Information led police to arrest Michael Steen and charge him with transportation of a controlled narcotic and possession of narcotics for sale…
[...]Counterfeiters Coerced U.S. Man to Drive 20,000 Counterfeit Pills Across Mexico-U.S. Border
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea from Fernando Jesus Peraza. The U.S. citizen was stopped by Customs and Border Protection attempting to enter into the country with over 20,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl hidden in his vehicle on August 8, 2018…
[...]Bay Area Adderall Counterfeiter Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
A Brisbane, California resident has been sentenced to ten years in prison for manufacturing and distributing counterfeit Adderall, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Gino Carl von Eckstein, who pleaded guilty in September, was originally charged with producing fake Adderall pills with pill presses located at a house he was using in San Leandro.
[...]Police Seized Over 42,000 Illegal, Misbranded, and Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals From A Los Angeles Home
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office has secured another permanent injunction against two individuals for illegally importing and distributing counterfeit, banned, and misbranded pharmaceuticals. Flavia Maria Rodriguez and Salvador Enrique Velasco Sanchez may never again sell medicines or be involved in advertising of any prescription drugs or herbal remedies…
[...]Charges Filed Against California Man For Distributing Thousands Of Fake Fentanyl Pills
For the second time this year, an indictment has been handed down against the individual who allegedly sold a counterfeit fentanyl pill that killed a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. An investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service into the overdose death of a Navy service member led to the charges against Marcel Travon Robinson III…
[...]Trio In Sacramento Sentenced For Illegally Importing And Selling Non FDA-Approved Drugs
The California Attorney General announced sentences for three members of the Kybych family. The trio admitted to illegally importing non FDA-approved medicines from Russia and selling them to customers at their stores in the Sacramento area…
[...]Fake Oxycodone Dealer Indicted in San Diego After a Man Dies from Fentanyl Poisoning
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) have announced the arrest and indictment of a 23 year-old Highland, California man accused of selling counterfeit oxycodone pills that killed a La Jolla resident.
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